Improvement in feather-renovators



W. B. TAYLOR. Peather-Renovator.

No. 206,644. Patented July 30, I878.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

\VARREN B. TAYLOR, OF SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN FEATHER-RENOVATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 206,644, dated July30,1878; application filed June 22, 1878.

To all whom 2' t may concern:

Be it known that I, WARREN B. TAYLOR, of Sharon, in the county of Mercerand State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and valuable Improvementin Feather- Renovators; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation ofthe same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, makin g a part ofthis specification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a vertical centralsection of my featherrenovator, and Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of thesame.

The object of my invention is to renovate, purify, and cleanse feathersby steam, to dry the same, remove the dirt, eliminate the foul orcontagious gases, and to evaporate all dam pness.

To this end my invention consists in a cylinder provided with a conicalsteam-chamber swept by radial arms from arevolvin g central shaft.

Steam is introduced into the featherch amber by means of a perforatedsteam-pipe governed by suitable stop-cocks. The cover of the cylinder isremovable, is provided with a segmental orifice, through which thefeathers are fed to the cylinder, and with a revolving adjustablesegmental gage or valve, by which any condition of temperature orventilation may be secured. Suitable screened openings in the sides ofthe cylinder are controlled by slides working in guides for adjustableventilation, and an exit-flue provided with an imperforate slide; and ascreen is also formed in the side of the cylinder, through which the dryclean feathers may be blown out.

()rifices in the bottom are provided around the conical steam chamber,through which small matted particles and coarse dirt may pass, and theseorifices are controlled by an annular valve which operates on them allsimultaneously. A lever, rigid with this annular valve, extends outwardfrom the bottom, so as to be readily in reach away from the heat.

One pipe supplies both the steam-chamber and the perforated pipe withnecessary steam, each section having stop-cocks, allowing the operatorto shut it off or let it on in either compartment.

The central shaft may be revolved by any motive power, and the radialarms or stirrers may be of any desired number and any suit able form.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the cylinder, and B theremovable cover. The bottom a of the cylinder proper and a conicalportion, a, secured thereto form a steam-tight chamber, a", fed by asteam-pipe, a, controlled by a stop-cock, a.

(3 represents a perforated steam-pipe, fed by a pipe, 0, controlled by astop-cock, c, which admits steam within the cylinder A. A representsventilating-orifices in the sides of the cylinder, covered with screensand controlled by slides working in guides.

D represents the exit-flue through which the dried feathers may be blownout, and it is provided with a removable screen, d, and an imperforateslide, d, both working in guides and operated from the outside of theflue.

In the cover B is a teedopening, b, of segmental form, about one-fourthof a circle, and opposite such feed-opening is a screened opening, 1),for ventilation, of corresponding form. Pivoted at the center to thiscover is a valve, H, provided with a screened segmental orifice, h. Thisvalve is about three-fourths of a complete circle, the fourth being cutaway to allow open space over the feed-orifice b when the valve is thusturned. When in that position the screen his directly over the screenI), and when turned one-half around from that position the screen h isover the feed-openin g b, and the cut-away portion of the valve allowsfree ventilation from the screen I).

From this latter position it is obvious that if the valve be turned ineither direction onefourth around the ventilation is entirely closed,and at any point intervening but partial ventilation is allowed. Thisconstruction furnishes a very convenient and efficient means ofadjustment for the ventilation.

F represents a central revolving shaft, provided with radial arms f,adapted to sweep the conical top of the steamchamber.

Between the sides of the cylinder and the periphery of the steam-chamber are holes a of any number and form, through the bottom a,

and these holes are controlled simultaneously by an annular valve, G,provided with lever 3. The cylinder A, the conical chamber a thesurrounding perforated pipe C, and. the perforated bottom a and valve Gg, combined and arranged as herein specified, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

WARREN BURTON TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

HERMoN (irAYLORD WooD, DAvm PORTER STEWART.

